Remarks: Antefix plaque with head of Silen in relief, balding at temples, with heavy ridges across forehead, large round eyes, short pug nose, moustache and flat beard with painted white wavy lines. Surrounding head is torus with painted diagonal bands in red & white, ending in volute with round eye, inside outer shell frame of concave tongues, painted alternatedly red/black/red with cream outlines. Across bottom, projecting flat border with painted meander, with red-brown band across top with pendent hooks & black band across bottom with upright hooks. On back, part of curved cover tile
Bibliography: Gjerstad 1966, pp. 458, 461, fig. 131.1-2; Iacopi 1974, p. 44, fig. 41; Di Mino 1982, Pl. 15.2; La grande Roma 1990, p. 63, 3.4.1, Pl. VI
Publication record: Early Rome IV.1: Synthesis of archaeological evidence. Author: Gjerstad, E.. Place of publication: Lund. Publication Date: 1966 L'Antiquarium forense. Author: Iacopi, I.. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1974 La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 Note sulla decorazione coroplastica a Roma dal VI al IV secolo a.C.. Author: Di Mino, M.R.. Journal and volume number: Roma repubblicana fra il 509 e il 270 a.C.. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1982. Pages: 65-76
Associated elements: Juno Sospita antefix 1917
Type of decoration: Silen head
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium forense
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 31.3
Width: 30.4
Clay: 10YR 8/3
Paint: White skin 2.5Y 8/4, red-brown 10R 3/4
Condition: Missing most of shell
Height strigil: 7
Width strigil: 4.5
Concave strigil: yes
Height head: 21.8
Height face: 16.1
Distance outer eyes: 17.4
Width nose bottom: 4.4
Width mouth: 4.4
Type shell: Strigil
Height strigil: 7
Width strigil: 4.5
Concave: yes
Torus or flat: torus
Height antefix base: 6
Width antefix base: 29.5
Depth antefix base: 6
Inner H cover tile: 7.5
Outer H cover tile: 12
Inner W cover tile: 12.5
Outer W cover tile: 33
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